Chapter 2200: Wei Shi's Disappearance

Chapter 2200: Wei Shi's Disappearance


The Wei family went to find Wei Shi, but they were stopped at the door by the servants of the wealthy merchant's family.

In a completely unfamiliar place, facing a wealthy and powerful businessman who was cunning and sly, the Wei family had no choice but to endure mistreatment.

Not only did they have to support themselves financially, but they also couldn't leave the area.

The dowry that the wealthy merchant had given to the Wei family for marrying Wei Shi was quickly spent.

After a long time, Wei Tang finally found an opportunity to sneak into the wealthy merchant's home, hoping to seek help from his sister, Wei Shi. After all, Wei Shi was now the legitimate wife of the wealthy merchant, witnessed by many.

Wei Shi couldn't just stand by and watch her own parents and brother suffer outside.

However, to Wei Tang's surprise, the so-called lady of the house, Wei Shi, was just a decoration.

The wealthy merchant had no real affection for Wei Shi. Despite her decent appearance after some grooming and care, she was only just decent. What had the wealthy merchant not seen in women? His concubines were all delicate and beautiful, like water lilies, while Wei Shi, with her rough hands from doing housework and a face lacking plumpness, couldn't compare.

Moreover, Wei Shi was a widow who had given birth to a son, and her previous husband had been a simpleton. If it weren't for her birth hour matching, the wealthy merchant would have found her undesirable. So, although they had a grand banquet, the wealthy merchant didn't even enter the bridal chamber that night and rested in the room of one of his concubines.

However, despite Wei Shi being just for show, the wealthy merchant still provided for her. He assigned a small courtyard exclusively for her, and he even assigned her two maidservants. He allowed Wei Shi to live there, treating her as an extra person in the house, providing her with food and clothing.

On the surface, it seemed like he was taking care of her, but, in reality, it restricted her freedom. Wei Shi couldn't even leave the courtyard and could only stay indoors every day, facing two maidservants who didn't particularly care for her.

If the two maidservants felt lazy and didn't want to take care of her, Wei Shi couldn't even go out to find something to eat.

This was not much different from being confined.

Given this situation, Wei Tang's attempt to seek help from his sister was impossible.

Wei Tang was infuriated, and his parents regretted their decision deeply.

However, since things had reached this point, their anger and desire to return to the capital city were in vain.

As for the wealthy merchant, as the divination had indicated, after marrying Wei Shi, his luck began to change. In just a few years, his concubines had given birth to two sons and a daughter, and his business had become even more prosperous.

Aunt Hong listened, feeling irritated. "This person is truly despicable. Since Wei Shi brought him such good fortune, he should at least repay her kindness and treat her well."

Wei Tang agreed with this sentiment. If only the wealthy merchant had treated his sister better, the Wei family wouldn't have been in such dire straits.

"Then what happened next?" Shu Yu asked.

Wei Tang replied in a low voice, "Originally, we were just going to continue living like this. But last year, my brother-in-law had some trouble in his backyard. Two concubines who had sons wanted to secure the family inheritance, and they resorted to one sinister scheme after another."

As a result, the two women fought like chickens, and the concubine who had a daughter managed to benefit from their conflict and sowed discord between them.

The ultimate outcome was that one concubine pushed the other concubine's son into the river and drowned him.

Could you believe it? The wealthy merchant had finally obtained two sons, but before they could grow up, one was killed.

The entire mansion was in chaos at the time, and Wei Shi went missing.